# Strengthening of the First Dorsal Interosseous for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis

> **NCT03177577** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Massachusetts General Hospital** · enrollment: 160 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Thumb Osteoarthritis
- First Dorsal Interosseous Strengthening

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Splint
- **DEVICE:** Splint with strengthening exercises

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03177577
- **Lead sponsor:** Massachusetts General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-12-29
- **Primary completion:** 2025-06
- **Final completion:** 2025-09
- **Target enrollment:** 160 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03177577

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03177577, "Strengthening of the First Dorsal Interosseous for Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03177577. Licensed CC0.

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